Public Employees

Civil Servants File New Brief in Federal Public-Sector Unionism Case

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:17:53 -0400

Civil Servants File New Brief in Federal Public-Sector Unionism Case

Workers ask court to uphold reform measure protecting most Badger State public workers from forced unionism

Madison, WI (October 20, 2011) – With free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation and the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, three Wisconsin public employees affected by Wisconsin’s recent public-sector unionism reforms have filed an amicus curiae brief in federal court asking the judge to uphold the new law and deny the unions' request to suspend the law.

News Release: California State Employees Lay Out Class-Action Lawsuit before Supreme Court

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:28:46 -0400

California State Employees Lay Out Class-Action Lawsuit before Supreme Court

Court to review Ninth Circuit decision requiring California state employees to contribute to union political fund

Washington, DC (September 14, 2011) – National Right to Work Foundation attorneys filed the initial brief with the United States Supreme Court, which is reviewing a Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that forced nonunion California state employees to fund union officials' political activism.

News Release: Ohio Teachers File Class-Action to Halt Compulsory Union Dues for Political Activism

Anthony Riedel — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:53:06 -0400

Ohio Teachers File Class-Action to Halt Compulsory Union Dues for Political Activism

Union bosses illegally force Ohio’s teachers to pay for electioneering

Columbus, Ohio (August 5, 2011) – With free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation, 15 public school teachers across the state filed a federal class-action lawsuit against the Ohio Education Association (OEA) and nine of its regional affiliates for violating their rights.

News Release: Civil Servants Slap Government Union Bosses With Second Federal Suit for Illegal Forced Dues Scheme

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 13:00:01 -0400

Civil Servants Slap Government Union Bosses With Second Federal Suit for Illegal Forced Dues Scheme

Right to Work Foundation attorneys challenge union hierarchy for repeatedly flaunting employees’ constitutional rights

Lancaster, PA (August 3, 2011) – Eight public employees have filed a second federal lawsuit against a local union and the Borough of Ephrata for illegally confiscating union dues payments from their paychecks in unconstitutional amounts and without following federal requirements.

News Release: Teacher Files Brief in Wisconsin Government Unionism Reform Battle in Federal Court

Anthony Riedel — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:58:42 -0400

Teacher Files Brief in Wisconsin Government Unionism Reform Battle in Federal Court

Public-sector union bosses file desperate lawsuit seeking to protect forced dues stranglehold over Wisconsin’s public workers and taxpayers

Madison, WI (June 29, 2011) – With free legal assistance from the National Right to Work Foundation and the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty, a Kenosha teacher affected by Wisconsin’s recent public-sector unionism reforms has filed an amicus curiae brief in federal court.

State Employee Commission Rubber Stamps Union Boss Retaliation Against Employee Who Won Case against Union

Anthony Riedel — Tue, 10 May 2011 13:00:51 -0400

State Employee Commission Rubber Stamps Union Boss Retaliation Against Employee Who Won Case against Union

Case highlights need to roll back union boss powers in the Garden State

Trenton, NJ (May 10, 2011) – Despite his previous legal successes, a New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) employee is learning firsthand how difficult it is to obtain justice in the face of union retaliation.

Government Union Bosses Face Federal Suit for Illegal Forced Dues Scheme

Anthony Riedel — Fri, 21 May 2010 11:12:36 -0400

Government Union Bosses Face Federal Suit for Illegal Forced Dues Scheme

Right to Work Foundation attorneys challenge union hierarchy for violating employees’ constitutional rights

Philadelphia, PA (May 21, 2010) – Eight public employees have filed a federal lawsuit against a local union and the Borough of Ephrata for illegally confiscating union dues payments from their paychecks without following federal requirements.

Gov. Quinn Faces Class-Action Suit for Executive Order Designed to Unionize Home-Care Providers

Anthony Riedel — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 11:47:17 -0400

Gov. Quinn Faces Class-Action Suit for Executive Order Designed to Unionize Home-Care Providers

National Right to Work Foundation attorneys assist home-based personal care providers pushed into union’s forced-dues ranks against their will

Let Them Eat Cake: Maryland Government Union Boss Wants More Workers' Forced Dues

Nick Cote — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:40:38 -0500

Perhaps due to their plethora of special privileges under the law, union bosses frequently act and speak as if they were the actual government. Take AFSCME Maryland union boss Patrick Moran, who insultingly blustered to the Baltimore Sun,

This is about democracy, bottom line. If you don't like democracy, then I guess you don't like the country we live in.

You see, Moran's government union -- with the support of union-label politicians like Governor Martin O'Malley -- wants the power to force nonmembers to pay for "services" they didn't ask for and don't want.

"At some point we can't be a charity," said Sue Esty, assistant director for AFSCME Maryland.

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Public Employee Union Officials Sued for Forcing Employees to Stay in Union Ranks

Anthony Riedel — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:16:31 -0500

Union bosses’ illegal scheme violates employees’ constitutional rights

Harrisburg, PA (February 9, 2009) – Three Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) employees filed a federal suit challenging two Pennsylvania laws that unconstitutionally prohibit workers from leaving union ranks.

National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation attorneys, providing CATA employees Brenda Hall, Karen Ilgen, and Martha Hoy with free legal aid, filed the suit today in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Union officials rebuffed the employees’ repeated requests to resign from formal union membership in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) local affiliate 1203B and District Council 83 unions.

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